The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore summoned directors of Ramzan Sugar Mills and sons of Shehbaz Sharif, Salman Shehbaz and Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz Sharif on October 30.
It is alleged that a bridge for the sugar mill was constructed and the payment of at least Rs 200 million for the construction was made from the government exchequer.
According to a source, former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif had issued illegal orders for the construction of the bridge.
Salman Shehbaz was previously appearing in a case of assets beyond means before the anti-corruption watchdog (NAB).
The anti-graft body had also made a committee to interrogate Salman as his father had declared him a guardian of his financial matters during investigations after his arrest. Hamza was also appearing in different cases, including the Punjab Saaf Pani case before the NAB. Punjab Saaf Pani Company was one of the 56 companies formed by the government of Punjab during the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government. The NAB was investigating the company after receiving complaints of irregularities, nepotism, corruption, and misuse of authority in the companies.
Published in Daily Times, October 27th 2018.
